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much more commercial success and were more in line with the popular trends of the era which now included Impressionism. Redon’s popularity increased again with the publication of a catalogue of etchings and lithographs by André Mellerio in 1913 . That same year, he was given the largest single representation at the New York Armory Show. Odilon Redon died in 1916 . The deeply influential and profound nature of his work was reflected in the exceptional attendance at his funeral. His oeuvre is thematically cohesive and recognizable, in spite of varying styles and subject matter. Dreams meet nightmares, merging on paper or canvas to bring viewers to a place both fantastical and psychological. Redon is now considered one of the greatest image makers of the 19 th century; his work is both synonymous with Symbolism and regarded as a precursor of the Surrealist movement.

Amelia Gorman